Commune of Brie-Comte-Robert | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Melun | |
| Canton | Brie-Comte-Robert (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | L'Orée de la Brie | |
| Mayor | André Aubert (2008-2014) | |
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| Elevation | 47 m–104 m | |
| Land area¹ | 19. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Melun is an arrondissement of France located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The canton of Brie-Comte-Robert is a French Administrative division, located in the Arrondissement of Melun, in the Seine-et-Marne The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté de communes de l'Orée de la Brie is a Communauté de communes in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 93 km² | |
| Population² (1999) | 13,397 | |
| - Density | 672/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 77053/ 77170 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | ||
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Brie-Comte-Robert is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département in France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Brie-Comte-Robert is on the edge of the plain of Brie and was formerly the capital of the Brie française.
"Brie" comes from the Gaulish briga, meaning "plateau". Gaulish or Gallic is the name given to the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul before the Vulgar Latin of the late Roman Empire became The "Comte Robert" was Robert I of Dreux who owned the town and was a brother of the King Louis VII. Robert I of Dreux, (Robert I Capet nicknamed the Great (c 1123 &ndash October 11, 1188) was the fifth son of Louis VI of France and Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor
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Demographics
The inhabitants are called Briards.
As of the census of 1999, there were 13,397 people residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | ???? |
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| 4 689 | 6 100 | 8 706 | 10 347 | 11 501 | 13 397 | ???? |
| Numbers retained from 1962: Population without double accounts | ||||||
Between 2006 and 2007, the city knew a rise of the births. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Evolution of the births from June 2002 to March 2007:
Sights
- The medieval castle
- Église Saint-Étienne: (13th century) Gothic church, with its original rose window above the quire, wood panels of the 15th century. The Château de Brie-Comte-Robert is a Castle in the town of Brie-Comte-Robert in the Seine-et-Marne département of France See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. A Rose window (or Catherine window) is often used as a generic term applied to a circular Window, but is especially used for those found in churches
- Hôtel-Dieu: (13th century) this place has been an hospital, then a nunnery. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or A recent building has been built, using the original facade of the chapel. A facade or façade (fəˈsɑːd is generally one side of the exterior of a Building, especially the front but also sometimes the sides and rear
See also
External links
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Brie-Comte-Robert (French)
- Map of Brie-Comte-Robert on Michelin (English)
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